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Doors, Windows and interior framing

Sep 3, 01:55 PM
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At this point, we were almost out of money, but had just enough to buy the windows. They arrived in early May and we slowly started putting them in. First step was to install house-wrap, which we did ourselves (over a week that was WAY too windy to have been doing housewrap)- we also decided for sure at this point that it wasn’t worth risking our lives trying to painstakingly install siding with our single extension ladder, and that we would just bite the bullet and pay someone to do it.


Windows and doors, waiting for installation…

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Framing

Sep 3, 01:02 PM
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Framing up the addition- erecting the 2×6 walls, 2nd floor, stairs, sheathing and ceiling trusses.

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Foundation

Sep 3, 12:32 PM
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Laying the foundation was a miserable, miserable experience. Untold hours thrown into the mud, and 3x over budget. Absolutely the worst part of this whole process…

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